If there were one person who should be directing a new Alien movie it’s Blomkamp, a filmmaker who has emulated both Ridley Scott and James Cameron’s work in District 9, Elysium and Chappie, in theaters March 6, which reteams him once again with Alien franchise star Sigourney Weaver.

Hearing that this is going to happen is 10 times better than this movie can hope to be!

B.B. Booey

true but i think it will be cool nonethless!

Krug09

I know XD people are just excited a new one is being made not for the film it self. Which might suck dick.

Michael Mc Carthy

But we won’t find out for 2/3 years. The wait will be so enjoyable!

TheTwoJakes

Um…….YES!

B.B. Booey

AGREED SO COOL!

Krug09

I am going to wait and not be too hyped like everyone else. I would be happy to see them ignore 3 on. Even though Aliens is fun but not a masterpiece like the first it would be cool to see Hicks again.

PatrickBateman87

I’m with you on this one. I enjoy his style from district 9, but at the same time I enjoy Alien more than Aliens. I guess time will tell if he tries to combine a horror element into his sci-fi style.

B.B. Booey

alien is superior and cooler by far very good gothic horror in space i like aliens too but it’s not the same

B.B. Booey

we’ll see i guess i don’t know if hicks coming back makes sense though it will be cool to see

Attila

Alien + Alien 3 is the best <3

Mr. Dry

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!

B.B. Booey

yes thank you neil is a great director and will bring a lot of cool things to the film

Attila

like what?

psychomantis18

Feckin’ sweet news but it will be disappointing if he snobs the criminally underrated 3rd. Hopefully he’ll finish the saga and do it as Alien 5

B.B. Booey

i agree feckin’ sweet and it will be so cool!

macguffin54

U r in the minority. The second is definitely action-oriented but it has way more horror than the third one, which is basically a slasher pic, where the only thing happening is u r watching the people being picked off. There is no plot and no tension and as soon as one person dies it switches to the next person to go. Maybe if Fincher had been left alone (or they allowed the Aliens to come to earth like they advertised) it may have been different.

psychomantis18

What does being in the minority have to do with anything other than pride? The Majority are a bunch of brain-dead sheep of which i’m guessing is a category you fall into. The Majority also supported Bay’s raping of Transformers and the Fast and Furious series. And that’s ONLY recently and ONLY in the category of film. Go Majority!!

Yes, Alien 3 is a horror but it could be compared to a slasher… Go on?? Are you belittling the slasher genre??
Aliens isn’t a horror for one, and two, it is extremely in conflict with the atmospheric, subtle and claustrophobic spirit of the first, unlike 3. Also, Resurrection did a much better job of incorporating action and horror than 2.

andyj

I like all of the first 3 Alien films. And I agree the 3rd Alien is flawed but still absolutely fantastic. The atmosphere in that film – especially the directors cut version – just doesn’t exist in many films. The acting & the cast is also top notch. People like to hate the 3rd because they wanted another action film and whilst I’d have been happy with the original plot of Alien 3 I think the ultimate outcome is still great.

Having said that – I’d really prefer it if they did an alternative timeline. Alien Resurrection was just so retarded. I didn’t like the characters in that film, especially the Ripley clone – I really don’t want them to continue that plot line. They should have ended the Ripley plot line at 3 AND then made more alien films out of the novels etc.

Krug09

Yeah, the 3rd had so many production issues. The different cut of the movie is better then the theatrical cut. I also am not that big of a fan of the 2nd. I would like to see a dark scary movie like the first then the more “fun” second movie. Thats really what i am hoping for. Part 3 at the very least tried to be more slow and dark like the original.

psychomantis18

100% agree

Jason L.

Rumor has it that Blomkamp intends to announce, in the coming weeks, that some random geezer from the ass end of Africa with some strange surname called “Copley” will be playing the role of a USCM Private called “Hicks”.

B.B. Booey

i think it will be good and your joke isn’t funny

Jason L.

Oh you caught me. Now I’m off to bed.

macguffin54

What joke?

James

I would love to hear that news

Bob

Yeah, I wouldn’t be surprised to be honest. For all we know, he could be playing the Alien!

B.B. Booey

easily the coolest news of the day

wehoaks

Pretty amazing news. This guy got skills for sure.

B.B. Booey

neill is a very cool director for sure

wehoaks

You’re a cyst.

B.B. Booey

i don’t know if i’m a cyst maybe i’m just someone who wants to post comments on this terrible website where brad posts fake news all the time maybe i tried to comment seriously for a while but then realized i would be better off posting nonsense because this website is shit you are a poster i admire you always give brad and the other hack writers shit you are ridleyscottisadirector are classy i just take a different approach and it’s all COOL

Yes! Please- Alien 3 and 4 should be shoved down the same hole all of the Predator vs Alien crapfests are.

Golic

this should only be an original story WITHOUT Ripley or Hicks. Also; it should be horror, and NOT cheesy action like the second one.

RidleyScottIsADirector@gmail.c

You’re an idiot. Just because a movie was made in the 80’s and is an action movie, doesn’t mean it’s cheesy. Aliens is a beautiful king of a movie.

And you’re a damn fool if you think Neill’s Alien movie will be a horror movie. It will be primarily an action film, but as horror as Aliens was. Have you seen his concept art? This shit is going to be HUGE. No tiny corridors for this movie. It’s open and big.

Attila

Alien movie is fucked when it turns to action movie. It fucks up the tension.

RidleyScottIsADirector@gmail.c

If you don’t think Aliens has incredible tension buildup(per the director’s cut, the first alien doesn’t appear until 70 minutes in; 60 minutes for the theatrical) then you’re a gross, unbathed moron.

That movie maintains its high pitch of intensity for the last hour and does not let go. It’s like an unrelenting circus ride. Guns =/= the removal of tension. Idiot.

Daniel Anderson

Agreed.

RidleyScottIsADirector@gmail.c

And that’s what tension is anyway moron. It’s BUILDUP to an eventual release. Then you build it back up again.

B.B. Booey

i agree aliens has a good buildup very cool

concerned citizen

Watched them all again in the run up to Prometheus. Honestly, Aliens held up the worst in my opinion. Time has not been kind to it. The blu ray picture shows up a lot of the sets as sets, and some of the lighting is pretty bad and serves to highlight this problem.

The Assembly Cut of Alien 3, however, has aged a lot better than Aliens.

Again, all in my opinion only. Please don’t call me an idiot, I’d don’t think I’d get over the hurt.

Bob

Well, to be fair, that derogatory term wasn’t aimed at you specifically.

concerned citizen

No, but it was typical internet outrage out of all proportion to what was typed. I’m getting pretty sick of it to be honest.

Bob

It seems this individual above your comment has the tendency to call others an idiot. Not sure why, but I think I’ll just assume he is a child who has yet to grow his balls to a mature size.

Everybody’s entitled to their opinion but to a call film “Cheesy” just because you feel it didn’t age well is a shallow argument.

concerned citizen

You’re conflating two different things I said. I never explained why I thought it was cheesy. Only a bit cheesy mind you, but the OP got jumped on for saying such.

You don’t think it’s cheesy. That’s fine. i think it’s a little bit cheesy. mind you I suspect that you think “cheesy” is slightly more pejorative than I do. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of cheese in the right amounts for the right reasons in the right films.

Given your explanation perhaps “cheesy” was not the best word to use for describing a film that is almost universally loved. In most minds this label coincides with a film that is terrible and so the reason why some felt that you’re just trying to stir things up.

concerned citizen

Wow, I’m not stirring, I’m offering my opinion and the providing reasons when asked for them. I like Aliens, dude. Maybe we could get a coffee sometime and sort this out? No one’s accused me of trying to stir things up.

Just to be clear I’m not accusing you of anything either but you seemed surprised by people lashing out at you for your comment earlier and so I merely tried to explain why that might be.

concerned citizen

Cheers buddy.

macguffin54

Cheesy?? Predator is cheesy. Rambo is cheesy. Aliens? Please. That was an excellent movie. I don’t understand people here (or the same person with multiple screen names), complaining about Aliens. If you haven’t like an Alien movie at all since the 70s why are you participating in this discussion? You are a fan of the movie Alien not the franchise. So you are not likely to like anything but the original (changing the genre is how the franchise was envigorated and kept alive.) And anybody who DOESN’T like Aliens but likes Prometheus needs to find a doctor immediately because they are clearly delusional and need medical attention.

concerned citizen

Arrgh! People have other opinions to Mungo! Mungo’s head hurts! Mungo go mad on internets!!!!!

Sorry I couldn’t remember the exact sentence, I’m French, I watched it with the subs. I edit my comment, thanks 😉

Matt

No worries, got to help each other out. It’s the only way to be sure 🙂

macguffin54

Aliens is one of my all-time favorite movies. Alien is good, too, of course, but it (like 3), is like a conventional slasher movie after the Alien pops out. A good slasher movie, but a slasher none the less. And Aliens is a better overall movie (for example, it has the motivating subplots of Ripley’s daughter’s death and the motherless Newt and vengeful mother Alien Queen who just lost her babies.) in any case, this new movie has the potential of being the best Alien movie since the mid 80s. Cross your fingers!

You forgot about the most important subplot that involves Weyland Yutani. The greedy corporation that has manipulated Ripley, crew, the marines and put all of them in harms way just so the company can get an alien sample for their bio weapons division.

Chandler Of-Adelaide

So we’re pretty much gonna get Aliens 2.0? I’m okay with that…but I’d much prefer a return to the horror and suspense of the original.

Interesting for sure. Well, I just hope that it is better than ‘Alien 3’. It was a watchable movie, but nowhere near par with the first 2 installments. His drawings are sure interesting as well as his ideas. We’ll see what happens…

Attila

Alien 3 is frikkin awesome! 🙂

ThunderDragoon

All it takes is a passionate fan to get things going. That’s awesome.

Flu-Like Symptoms

Great news! Would love to see Hicks (Biehn) return as well. Interesting to see where this leaves Prometheus 2. Sigourney Weaver returning to take on the xenos again will be where the party’s at.

DD-Indeed

If he takes the best bits from first two films, we have a winner. Horror movie with great tension, add littlebit of terror and combat, there it is. And maybe he should take some notens from both Scott and Cameron

Attila

yes, please copy everything from the first 2 movies… bullshit.

DD-Indeed

Did I say copy ? 🙂

Aaron Boone

Might have the potential to wash away the stink of Prometheus.

Attila

yeah using the same ideas over again and again and again… poor fucking xenomorfs. Prometheus was fuckin A!

Aaron Boone

It was a terribly-written, nonsensical plothole-fest.

Mehliens

Terribly written? Nonsensical? Plothole ridden? Sounds exactly like a film by Blomkamp to me. He is utterly free of any talent on top of that.

B.B. Booey

what is a xenomorf is it like a smurf or a fraggle very cool

K-Dogg

Why do people keep upvoting this B. B. Booey clown that is trolling every single article….seriously, look at the last dozen or so articles, and look at his every response.

Adam Clifton

I don’t know. I don’t give him the time of day tbh

B.B. Booey

i’m sorry you don’t like my posts i try to post cool things that are insightful but maybe they aren’t to you but i at least try to be kind to other posters and i think people here like me maybe not you but other people

Adam Clifton

Don’t take it personal. I don’t get ruffled by anyone on here

concerned citizen

I don’t get the joke. he/she obviously has some kind of schtick going on, but I think I’m missing the reference…or the point…

B.B. Booey

it’s not a joke i’m just here posting please cool down

concerned citizen

I totally read that in an Arnie voice.

B.B. Booey

tom arnold or terminator arnold either way very cool

B.B. Booey

i’m not trolling i am commenting on this site just like you are “k-DOGG” i am here to discuss the movies i love and hate with other people just calm down i”m a fan like you you’re not being very cool to me

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees. I love the Alien Franchise – minus Prometheus. Each film is so unique although the last two had lots of flaws – but still plenty to enjoy. Sigourney Weaver – all time favourite actress – woohoo and then some fresh talent to direct this. Minor concern: do not go the PG-13 road and do not overstuff the plot!

so true “STITCHES” i don’t know the ecw reference i only watched wwf as a kid with the rock and austin 316 but i like what you have to say very cool

Darkness69

There IS a God!!!

Here is Subzero Now Plain 0

Good or bad, reboot or recalibration, there is a new Alien movie coming out, and that sounds damn fine to me. Visually, Bllomkamp has done a great job of integrating CG that has looked top notch, even without an enormous budget. Here’s to hoping we get what we’ve wanted for a long time.

sliceanddice

I literally just shat with joy!!! There i was – all sad because of the order 1886 reviews – and then i read this. Right lads, I am off for a triumphant wank!

wehoaks

Awww literally just cried again for being used incorrectly

sliceanddice

I beg your pardon, Sir?

wehoaks

Did you literally poop yourself?

Daniel Anderson

killjoy. I literally can’t breathe because of how much online chat causes you suffering.

Literally just died after reading that.

wehoaks

How did you type that then?

B.B. Booey

you are on point today “weHOAKS” very cool post

Daniel Anderson

Cause I literally have possessed my computer literally as soon as I literally died. Literally.

I’m a little late to the party but here’s my two cents. I’m excited but not overly so. I love District 9 but Elysium was a huge letdown for me so I’m keeping myself in check in regards to Blomkamp. I still have faith in him but I know to temper my expectations. Unless, of course, Chappie turns out totally awesome. That would definitely raise my excitement level to a higher place than it is right now. And attack me if you want but while I enjoy the Alien movies (the first two the most) I’m not what you would call a die hard fan of the franchise but it’s clear many here are and I’m glad most seem to be really excited about this.

wehoaks

Very good comment.

B.B. Booey

very cool comment!

Pioro

Is this going to be a remake of the classic or a continuation of the genre? Personally, I am hoping for the latter. Leave classic gems alone. Does anyone remember that sludgy piece of vomit remake called Total Recall from a couple of years ago?

Un Gsund

great news! i hope it gets a good and dark storyline like part 1 and 3! dont get me wrong,i also like part 2 and 4 but im not a big action fan.. suspense is what i want 🙂

Victor

YESSS!!!!!! Perfect honestly I’ve been waiting for a new ALIEN film (I think we all have) this is great news and considering that Sigourney will obviously return and Blomkamp has such a vision and passion for the alien films, like he is an actual fan this will be AMAZING!!!!! FINALLY!!!! FOX made a great move!